Episode 33: Keep Marching on Women’s Equality Day with Jill Furman

Every great movement needs its storytellers. On this Women’s Equality Day, we’re going behind the curtain with Jill Furman, Tony Award-winning producer of In the Heights, Hamilton, and now Suffs, the Broadway musical about the women who fought for the right to vote. From tough rewrites to building inclusive teams, Jill shows us how producing art can shape how we see equality, leadership, and each other.
 
In this episode, you’ll hear:

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  The behind-the-scenes journey of Suffs and its Tony wins
  


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  Why progress is messy, but still worth marching for
  


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  How Jill leads with compassion in an industry built on uncertainty
  

Celebrate Women’s Equality Day with Gravitas:
 
See Suffs on tour and experience the story inspiring audiences nationwide 
 
Shop our new Forward Into Light Rebel Sweatshirt designed to honor this day and suffragist Inez Milholland who fought for our right to vote
 
00:00 Intro

00:55 Meet Jill Furman

07:08 Women’s Equality Day

07:47 Suffs Musical

15:08 Choosing Projects & Why Suffs

19:45 Struggles That Still Apply Today

21:17 Walking the Talk

27:08 Building Trust & Jill’s Leadership

32:17 Jill’s Confidence Language

36:40 The Role of a Producer

38:48 Suffs on Tour

40:15 Celebrating Women’s Equality Day

41:25 Outro

42:43 Disclaimer
 

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